Scientific name: Pinus ponderosa (N)

Common name:  ponderosa pine

Family name: Pinaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: over 30m tall, 7-10m wide

Form: pyramidal, upright

Water use: moderate

Soil requirements: well-drained

Leaf arrangement: needle-like. Fascicles.

Fall colour: none

Flower/cone/fruit description: persistent cone. Pyramidal.

Limitations: mites. Shade intolerant.

Suitable uses: likes heat and sun. needs room. Beautiful form.

Quick ID: conifer. Tree. Evergreen. Native. Needle-like, bundles of 3. Branches smell of oranges when broken. Very, very long needles. Prickly cones.